The Western States Trucking Association plans to protest a California Supreme Court ruling that would make it difficult – some say impossible – for companies to use independent contractor drivers.
National average van freight rates fell for the fifth week in a row, dropping 6 cents to $2.18 per mile for the week ending in Aug. 11, according to the latest numbers from DAT Solutions.
The Cass Truckload Linehaul Index for July indicates an increasing rate of acceleration for truckload linehaul pricing, posting the first double digit increase year over year since Cass began tracking it in 2005.
At a recent ride and drive event held by Peterbilt, HDT editor Jack Roberts got to tour the world class car museum at the Gateway Resort in Gateway, Colorado.
Silicon Valley-based truck-sharing startup Do Freight Transportation (Doft) has announced the initial offering of a cryptocurrency called Doftcoin to the trucking community.
Cargomatic, a freight-matching tech startup founded in 2013, is getting a second wind with $35 million in new backing.
Southern California Gas Co. and Food Express, Inc. (FXI) announced the addition of 11 new, ultra-low emission natural gas trucks to the FXI fleet with 35 more trucks on order.
Navistar International Corporation named Christian Schulz to its board of directors, effective immediately. Schulz replaces Matthias Gründler, who previously resigned from the Navistar board after serving more than a year as a director.
Phillips Industries has added two gladhand options to its Air-Defense Swinger System, designed to keep trailer air line brake systems free of debris obstruction.
At a recent ride and drive event held by Peterbilt, HDT editor Jack Roberts got to tour the world class car museum at the Gateway Resort in Gateway, Colorado.
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Holland, a regional less-than-truckload transportation provider, has launched a driver apprentice program to help it recruit those looking to earn a commercial driver’s license, as well as licensed CDL operators seeking additional experience or license endorsements – with special funding for military veterans.
The American Trucking Associations named Dan Horvath vice president of safety policy, representing ATA and its safety agenda before federal and state government regulators and various non-governmental organizations.
Penske Truck Leasing has joined the Charging Interface Initiative, a group focused on promoting the Combined Charging System as a global standard for charging electric vehicles.
A new, voice-assisted analytics built by Omnitracs will allow for easier access to key business insights and a more natural way of interacting with data.
